Kate Cumming

Linked to Kate Cumming

Details
Terms of Use

Inspired by Florence Nightingale, Kate Cumming served as a nurse during the Civil War. She treated wounded Confederate soldiers in numerous field hospitals throughout Georgia. After the war she published a chronicle of her wartime nursing experiences.

Courtesy of National Library of Medicine

Kate Cumming

Featured Content

Civil Rights Movement

Civil Rights Movement

Mid- to Late 20th Century Topics

James Oglethorpe

James Oglethorpe

Colonial Figures

Updated Recently

Dalton

2 years ago

40 Watt Club

10 years ago

Norman Blake

3 years ago

Usher

6 years ago

A More Perfect Union

The New Georgia Encyclopedia is supported by funding from A More Perfect Union, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Learn More